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The ''Ministro de Asamblea Popular'' is the legislative branch of the Corric government. It is separated into the upper House of the Nobility and the lower House of the Populace. There are 220 Representatives in the House of the Populace, one for every Province and major (above 100,000 residents) Municipality in the nation. The House of the Nobility, meanwhile, elects 20 Bailiffs, two from each District save Salasca, and the remaining 180 Lords are hereditary positions, though both Bailiffs and Lords are members of the peerage and have the same privilege's. The Representatives serve for three-year terms, Bailiffs for eight, and Lords for life. The Popular Assembly is headed by the Minister of the Popular Assembly, who nominates one Representative and one Bailiff to serve as the Mediator of their respective Houses for the duration of their terms. The Minister of the Popular Assembly has a seat on the Royal Cabinet, though their role is largely ceremonial as they have no administrative control over the happenings of the Assembly.
The Popular Assembly votes on laws and acts proposed by its own members, and holds control over prioritizing the national budget. The Houses also may vote on proposed actions of the Royal Cabinet if such measures are budgetary in nature. In return, the laws and acts passed by the Assembly must receive Royal Assent in order to become legal, though refusal of Royal Assent on a given document can be circumvented by a four-fifths majority vote of both Houses. The House of the Nobility may override a vote made by the House of the Populace with a three-fifths majority and vice versa. Extant in both Houses are Boards that are responsible for areas of government mirroring that of the Royal Ministries, and work together with them on policy. Committees may also be formed by the Mediators of the Houses to investigate and address specific issues.
The Popular Assembly confirms executive appointments, including judges and First Ministers. The Prime Minister is elected from the House of the Populace, and all First Ministers must have served in either house to qualify for the position. The Assembly also has the power to dismiss any Prime or First Minister with a unanimous vote of no confidence. Similarly, with a unanimous vote of both Houses and the Royal Cabinet, the Monarch may be deposed in favor of another member of the Royal Family.
The major parties of the Assembly are the Chivalric Caucus (CC,) the Andoran Progress Party (APP,) and the Environmental Stewards (ES.) These three parties are broadly liberal-leaning and always form a coalition together, which is known as the Corric Liberal Pact. The CLP has controlled the House of the Populace for the past forty years, receiving the majority of seats each election. Some minor parties that still manage to acquire decent amounts of seats are the Honorable Action Caucus (HAC,) a centrist party that formerly was the largest party in the mid-1900s, and the Feudalist Front (FF,) a conservative-leaning group that advocates for autocratic reforms. Less important minor parties include the communist National Unity Party (NUP,) the economically-driven Coastal Prosperity Front (CPF,) the secessionist Island Freedom Caucus (IFC,) the theocratic Deus Vult (DV,) and the monarcho-fascist Royalists (R.)
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